Global Voices Advox

Professor Phạm Minh Hoàng learned earlier this month that Vietnam’s president had decided to take away his citizenship. The 61-year-old, who holds dual French-Vietnamese citizenship, is a prominent blogger who writes about human rights, social justice, and corruption in Vietnam.

NGOs around the world ask authorities to stop campaigns of repression against HRDs and civil society organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region

In his successful bid for re-election, Iranian President Rouhani touted his efforts to protect access to social media platforms in Iran. However, just a few weeks after his victory, his administration introduced new reforms that may further restrict Internet access.

Chinese officials used the country’s new Cybersecurity Law to shut down entertainment websites operated by Weibo, WeChat and Baidu, among others.

India’s oldest private news channel NDTV, known for its hard-hitting, anti-establishment journalism, had multiple offices raided by the country’s Central Bureau of Investigation.

As President Trump visited Saudi Arabia, repression hit new highs throughout the Middle East. But, though the level of repression to stamp out dissent may be new, the excuse was a very familiar one.

Maldivian bloggers harassed abroad, Australia spies, China collects, India leaks and South Asia’s shutdown.

The law on “freedom of expression, opinion, assembly and peaceful demonstration” would require Iraqis to seek prior authorization from local authorities before protesting or assembling.